Pin opener



Dec. 24, 1940. c, COOPER 2,226,237

v PIN OPENER 7 Filed June 12, 1940 INVENTOR. ('HA RLES A. COOPER BY M4 M ATTORNEY- Patented Dec. 24, 1940 g s PATENT OFFICE PIN OPENER,

Charles A. Cooper, South Jacksonville, Fla.

Application June 12, 1940, Serial No. 340,171

8 Claims. (Cl. 132-1) UNITED STATE like, it is especially useful for opening hair pins gral depending legs 5 and 6. These legs are gen- 5 of the variety used by women and better known as erally wavy in form in order to firmly grasp the bobby pins. hair and stay in place upon a woman's head. The An object of the invention is to present a simlower open end of the pin is shaped so as to ple inexpensive means for spreading ladies hair readily receive hair; the lower end of one of the 10 pins, and means always being handy and ready for legs is bent outwardly at 4 away from the lower 10 use. end of the other leg so as to make a flared open- Another object is to provide a pin opener in ing. Such hair pins are made of metal having combination with a pin tray, and arranged in a a good degree of elasticity so that the legs thereof manner that its convenience will always be taken will spring together when released from a advantage of because of its simplicity. spreadedcondition. 15

Other objects, advantages and features of my Although the top of the partition 3 may have invention will appear from the accompanying various shapes which would act as a wedge for drawing, the subjoined detailed description, the spreading the legs of resilient hair pins, the top preamble of these specifications and the appendmay be shaped as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. ed claims. For such a wedging type of partition, the top 20 Applicant is about to illustrate and describe one thereof is bevelled at 'l and 8 to provide a rather of the forms of his invention in order to teach sharp ridge 9 therealong. The ridge of the parone how to make, use and bend the same, but it tition need not necessarily be sharp to effectively is to be understood that the drawing and descrip act as a wedge for spreading pins, but since some tion thereof are not to limit the invention in any hair pins do not have a very wide flared opening, :5

sense whatsoever, except as limited by the apit is better to have the ridge sharp. The partipended claims. tion near its top at It should be wide to well In the drawing: spread the legs of the pins when they are forced Fig. 1 shows one form of the invention in perdownwardly thereon. The bevelled surfaces I spective view. and 8 should be roughened, as shown, by form- 30 Fig. 2 is a cross section substantially along the ing ridges in the material itself. Even the sides line 22 of Fig. 1. of the partition may be roughened by any suit- Fig. 3 shows a slightly modified form of the able process. Instead of roughening the surfaces, invention as it could be applied to Fig. 1, there rubber may be applied, especially when the ma- 5 fore, it is shown in cross section similar to Fig. 2. terial of the partition is copper or brass because Fig. 4 is a modified form of the invention rubber can be readily vulcanized onto copper and shown in perspective view. brass. The roughened surface prevents the pin Fig. 5 is a cross section taken substantially from slipping off the partition accidentally. A along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. rubber pad 3' is shown as cemented or vulcanized Fig. 6 is another modified form of the invento the tray depending upon whether the material 0 tion shown in perspective view. of the tray is ceramic or metallic containing cop- Fig. 7 is a cross section taken substantially per. Bobby pins can also be opened by pressalong the line 1-1 of Fig.6. ing the end of their long leg onto a soft mat of In the preferred form of the invention shown rubber or any other soft material which would in Figs. 1 and 2, itconsists of a pin tray having prevent the leg from slipping while the other leg 45 a base plate I with integral upstanding walls 2 is pulled toopen the pin. Therefore, the tray is about the perimeter thereof. Across the middle provided with the rubber mat 3'. portion of the tray is a partition 3 which is shown In Fig. 3, it is shown how a partition ll may as integral with the base I along its bottom and be used instead of the partition 3. The partition the wall 2 at its ends. The tray may be molded has a wood chisel top which has'a bevelled sur- :0

from ceramic materials or be pressed or die face on just one side to form the sharp ridge casted from metals. It is immaterial just. what l3. The bevelled surface ofthis partition'is also materials may be used from which to form theroughened as. shown. tray, becausethe invention itself does not lie in Figs. 4 and'5 show a modified form of the in- Y the kind of materials used. 5

This invention relates to a pin opener in com-,

bination with a tray. Although it is realized that this invention can be employed for opening various pins, such as cotter pins, snap pins and the The partition 3 is configurated to aid in the opening of pins and especially those hair pins well known as .bobby pins. A typical bobby pin is shown at 4 having a rounded top and intevention in which the tray comprises abase I l and spaced apart concentric walls l5 and i6. These upstanding walls are shown integral with we base. intermediate the walls are a series of spaced apart partitions E? iormlng a. plurality of com =7: u as. The tops of these partitions hsve bevelled sides is and 29 to form sharp ridges 2%. Like the preferred form oi the invention, the ham or the peztitions W are wedge shaped and would also inaction to spread the legs of resilient; hair pins. This 20m of the invention is provides with the rubber pas is cemented to the tray as shown Figs. 5 moi E Show smasher ism: of the inventiom wherein the hose 22 has an imegml peripheral we'll The imp oi this wall has hav oiled sicles 25s to 2E"? which form 0 sharp ridge Below the werlsge top oi the wall, the well is rerinsed in sis-e by the elm/e5: 2? one! as show. form of the invention also has cemsmersl we Erottom oi the isrsy 9, rubber pad 22'. The bottom 22 of the tray may he recesses to snugly resolve the pad, or the C eation: raised t me of the pad is on a meme the eslg'o 2:3 oi the Having thmrclescriberl my invention, what is claimed @ss'hew and desires to be secured by Letisers l amas 1. E9 is imir pm opener, a tray, an upstanding Weill eriienclmg across lihe tray shcifixed thereto, said wall having is narrow ridge along its top and s, relssively broad base.

2. The opener recited in claim 1 wherein the ridge of the wall is pyramidal in cross section.

3. A hair pin opener having a heavy tray shaped base and an upstanding wall thereon, said well including a. sharp edge, said wall having an upper part; thereoi roughened to prevent accidental slippage of the pin.

i. In a, hair pin opener, a. tray, an upstanding wall extending across the tray and fixed thereto, said wall having a narrow ridge along its top and a relatively broad base, said wall having an upper para; thereof roughened to prevent accidental slippage oi the pin.

5. A new combination including a tray and a. resilient good, said pad being med to the tray and adapted so receive the end of the long leg 03. a bobby pin anal the like.

6. in a, hair pin tray having a bottom and sicles, resilient pacl'meons fixeai to the bottom of the tray and adapted to aid in the opening of pins having a short leg and a long leg pressed together by holding the long leg while the short leg is pulled away from it.

*4. new Q'Gfilbillfiflfifi including 553 heavy pin tray end a, wall fixed thereto with a sharp edge designefi to spread hair pins.

3. In combination, a weighted pin tray and eliair pin opener, the pin opener comprising a wall having a sharp upper edge and a. frictional portion in the tray.

CHARLES A. COOPER. 

